Sports Shorts

Published 7:00 pm, Thursday, April 28, 2005

The annual Lunar Rendezvous doubles tennis tournament will be held May 20-22 at The Fitness Center at South Shore Harbour.

Entry fees are $20 per person. Deadline is May 16.

Events are men's, women's and mixed doubles in all levels.

Towels will be provided and all participants will be eligible to receive T-shirts on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Players who want to play indoors in the air conditioned courts may do so for a minimum donation of $10.

A Saturday lunch will be provided by the law firm of Barlow Todd Jones & Brust and the Texas Social Club, a championship barbecue team, which participates each year at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo BBQ Cook-off. On Friday, May 20, players will enjoy complimentary beer, wine and appetizers, and fruit on Saturday.

The Clear Lake Falcons Water Polo Clinic will be held Tuesday through Thursday, May 3-5.

The clinic will be 6-7 p.m. at Clear Lake High's pool and is open to all intermediate schools students (grades 6-8) interested in water polo. No experience is necessary. The clinic will be supervised by Tom Landgraf, head varsity coach at Lake. The Falcons have been regional and state champions several times, including 2004.

Clinic fee is $10 per student.

For information call 281/480-5508.

Road Warriors

Track Club

The Bay Area Road Warriors Track Club will be holding registration and practice sessions for ages 7-18 every

Tuesday, Thursday and Friday in May.

The sessions will be held 5:30-7 p.m. at League City Intermediate or the Clear Creek High track.

For information on the site of practice call Hyacinth or Tadarell Woods at 281/334-1401 or check Web site www.bawarriors.org.

Lunar Rendezvous

golf tourney

The Lunar Rendezvous golf tournament will be played May 2 at Bay Oaks Country Club.

The field is limited to 144 players. Entry fees are $125 for an individual player and $500 for a four-person team. For non-playing guests the fee is $25.

The Greater Bay Area Relay For Life will be held at the League City Sportsplex April 22-23.

The Relay For Life is the American Cancer Society's version of an athletic relay. Walkers and runners from area communities, companies and organizations raise money to support the fight against cancer.

For information call Fran Chambers at 281/332-4949 or Alyssa Kelley at 281/538-4695.

Scholarships for

tennis players

Five college scholarships are available through the Houston Tennis Association for graduating boys and girls from have participated in high school varsity tennis.

Two $1000 HTA/Coca-Cola scholarships and two West Houston Ladies Tennis Association scholarships, also for $1000, are available. The fifth scholarships, also $1000, is offered by the Houston Racquet Club Women's Association for a young woman.

Deadline to apply is May 14.

For applications call the HTA at 713/973-7636 or e-mail admin@houstontennis.org.